Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

I do not doubt the ability of Fine Gael or other Opposition parties to provide effective opposition over the years. What is on offer this time is different, historic and new. I recommend that Deputy Noonan, the deputy finance spokesman in the Dáil, Deputy English, Senator Twomey and others take the opportunity to go to the Department of Finance each week over the next few weeks with proposals and have them costed. That was never offered before. We can then see what aspects of the proposals can be integrated into the plan.